COLLINS John Frederick

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    Frederick 
  • Surname:
    COLLINS
  • Service Number:
    DKX153837
  • Rank:

    Stoker 2nd Class

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HMS Bramble
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    31st December 1942
  • Age At Death:
    18
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 70, Column 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Gilbert Emanuel and Lucy Lilian Collins, of Ombersley, Worcestershire

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Further Information About COLLINS John Frederick

Appears on the memorial under The Royal Navy.

HMS Bramble was a minesweeper that was escorting a convoy in the Barents Sea when she met the German battleship Hipper.  In the ensuing battle she suffered severe damage and was later sunk by the German Destroyer Eckholdt with the loss of all crew members.

John Collins has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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